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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: GM Aramark Workers Win Major Gains

Workers at General Motors Aramark won a historic tentative agreement that raises the standards for all United Autoworkers (UAW) GM members in sanitation. Under the new contract, workers will receive raises of up to 43% over the life of the three-year deal. It would take a worker just ninety days to reach the top wage rate. Workers will receive retroactive back pay from March 15.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Minnesota Grocery Workers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

Grocery workers, members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663, reached a tentative contract agreement with management of Quisberg’s and Miner’s grocery stores in Brainerd, Baxter, Crosby and Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. The contract agreement comes after the workers went on a four-day strike in December. The workers rejected management's offer in January and fought until they secured the new agreement on Monday. Details of the tentative contract are to be released after members are informed of the details through in-person meetings.
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The Fight Goes On: The Working People Weekly List

Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Volkswagen Workers Become First Southern Autoworkers to Win Their Union

In a historic victory, 73% of Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Autoworkers (UAW). The Volkswagen workers are the first Southern autoworkers outside of the Big Three to win a union.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers at Portland Hilton Secure New Contract After Two Years of Bargaining

UNITE HERE Local 8 reached a tentative contract agreement that raises wages and restores automatic daily room cleaning at the Hilton and Duniway hotels in downtown Portland. The contract covers about 125 workers across the two hotels, including housekeepers, cooks, bellhops, and reception clerks. The contract would provide a 50-cent-an-hour raise every February and August though Feb. 1, 2027 for non-tipped workers and includes retroactive raises dating back to August 1, 2022.
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Worker Wins: A New Way of Doing Business

Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.